Bare-bellied Hedgehog vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Paraechinus nudiventris compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Bare-bellied Hedgehog is Least Concern while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Erinaceidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Paraechinus	Enterographa
Species	Paraechinus nudiventris	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-bellied Hedgehog	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bare-bellied Hedgehog

The Bare-bellied Hedgehog (Paraechinus nudiventris) is a species in the genus Paraechinus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.